Política

Estados Unidos vota un día martes para cumplir con Dios y con el César

El Congreso estableció la fecha en 1845 y se ha mantenido invariable hasta el presente

A woman with a child casts her ballot for the first US presidential primary at a school gym in Concord, New Hampshire, on February 9, 2016.
New Hampshire voters headed to polls at the snowy break of day on February 9 for the crucial first US presidential primary, with Donald Trump chasing victory and Hillary Clinton looking to narrow the gap on Bernie Sanders. The northeastern state, home to just 1.3 million people, sets the tone for the primaries -- and could shake out a crowded Republican field as the arch-conservative Senator Ted Cruz and establishment candidates led by Marco Rubio battle for second place behind the frontrunner Trump.
 / AFP / Jewel Samad
A woman with a child casts her ballot for the first US presidential primary at a school gym in Concord, New Hampshire, on February 9, 2016. New Hampshire voters headed to polls at the snowy break of day on February 9 for the crucial first US presidential primary, with Donald Trump chasing victory and Hillary Clinton looking to narrow the gap on Bernie Sanders. The northeastern state, home to just 1.3 million people, sets the tone for the primaries -- and could shake out a crowded Republican field as the arch-conservative Senator Ted Cruz and establishment candidates led by Marco Rubio battle for second place behind the frontrunner Trump. / AFP / Jewel Samad JEWEL SAMAD
Ciudadanos votando en una escuela pública de Nueva York, el 8 de noviembre del 2016. AFP Ciudadanos votando en una escuela pública de Nueva York, el 8 de noviembre del 2016. AFP (Drew Angerer)

Remontémonos a 1845.

Ese año, el Congreso de Estados Unidos aprobó una ley que estableció cuándo se realizan las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas: el primer martes después del primer lunes de noviembre y rige para todo el territorio del país.

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